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Summer squash vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between summer squash and baking powder

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, and potassium; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 586% more than summer squash.
  • Summer squash contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of summer squash is 13.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1210%
Contains more CopperCopper +410%
Contains more ZincZinc +2800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1490.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +39073.3%
Contains more IronIron +3048.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5665.8%
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 15mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 2mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 38mg 2191mg 308%
Iron 0.35mg 11.02mg 133%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 3.35g 27.7g 8%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.011mg 7%
Folate 29µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 262mg 20mg 7%
Copper 0.051mg 0.01mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.21g 0g 2%
Calories 16kcal 53kcal 2%
Magnesium 17mg 27mg 2%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1792.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +726.9%
Contains more OtherOther +10754.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.